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shamrock

noun
/ˈʃæm.ɹɒk/UK/ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/US

Etymology

From Irish seamróg, from Old Irish semróc, diminutive of semar, semair (“clover”), from Proto-Celtic *semarā, *semaris (compare Gaulish uisumaris (“clover”)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *semh₁r-, *smeh₁r-. Related to Old Norse smári (“clover”) and possibly Georgian სამყურა (samq̇ura, “clover”).

  1. derived from *semh₁r-✻
  2. derived from *semarā✻
  3. derived from semróc
  4. borrowed from seamróg

Definitions

  1. The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a…

    The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.

    • She wore a shamrock in honor of her Irish ancestry.

  2. Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves,…

    Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.

    • The fields were covered with shamrocks.

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Derived

shamrockery, shamrocklike, shamrocky, wet the shamrock

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